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honourable
adj 2noun 1
Collocations
3(adj.)
VERBS
be
ADV
very
It was very honourable of her to admit the mistake instead of blaming someone else.
completely, entirely, perfectly
His behavior throughout the difficult situation was entirely honourable, earning everyone's respect.
Definitions
adj
1
Standard spelling of honorable.
It was aptly said by Newton that "whatever is not deduced from facts must be regarded as hypothesis," but hypothesis appears to us a title too honourable for the crude guessings to which we allude.
The days of steam on the railways of Kent are now indeed numbered, and when stage two of the electrification is completed through Tonbridge to Ashford, Folkestone and Dover a long and honourable chapter in transport will be virtually closed.
noun
1
Standard spelling of honorable.
So she invites her father and sister to a second day's dinner (if those sides, or ontrys, as she calls 'em, weren't served yesterday, I'm d—d), and to meet City folks and littery men, and keeps the Earls and the Ladies, and the Honourables to herself.
adj
1
Alternative letter-case form of honourable.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — worthy of being honored
Antonyms
- dishonorable
- dishonourable
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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It was aptly said by Newton that "whatever is not deduced from facts must be regarded as hypothesis," but hypothesis appears to us a title too honourable for the crude guessings to which we allude.
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The days of steam on the railways of Kent are now indeed numbered, and when stage two of the electrification is completed through Tonbridge to Ashford, Folkestone and Dover a long and honourable chapt
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So she invites her father and sister to a second day's dinner (if those sides, or ontrys, as she calls 'em, weren't served yesterday, I'm d—d), and to meet City folks and littery men, and keeps the Ea
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Commanders are not simple commoners but honourable directors of this war.
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Aoga receives an honourable mention at the Kodansha Award for New Writers of Children’s Literature.
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You must avoid misbehaving in order to be a honourable person.
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